Chapter 146 The Three Li Brothers

Li Chengze came to the door of the imperial study and nodded to Li Chengru and Li Chengping:
"Big brother, third brother."

This was the first time he had seen these two brothers since his rebirth.

I guess it was Emperor Qing who asked the two of them to come over.

The eldest brother, Li Chengru, has a rather complicated background. His mother, Ning Cairen, was originally a female prisoner of war from the Dongyi tribe. Later, while rescuing Emperor Qing, she became pregnant with his child.

However, after Li Chengru was born, the Queen Mother despised his low status and was about to sentence him and his mother to death, but they were saved by Ye Qingmei.

In order to avoid the gossip in the palace, Li Chengru took the initiative to join the army to avoid the world and fight against the Western Barbarians. He was later recalled to Kyoto and served as the commander of the imperial guards.

As for the third brother, Li Chengping, he is the youngest among their brothers.

Although he seems harmless on the surface, he is actually very sinister and is no less evil than Emperor Qing.

In the original novel, it was the third prince, who had a plain background, plain appearance, and plain qualifications, but in the end he became the biggest winner and became the next emperor.

So, in Li Chengze's opinion, among the two brothers in front of him, the eldest brother is relatively better, and the one who should be paid the most attention to is the third brother.

If he guessed correctly, after the issue of the crown prince was over, Emperor Qing would consider appointing Li Chengping as the new crown prince!

"Second brother, you are here too."

When Li Chengping saw Li Chengze coming, he immediately greeted him with a smile.

Li Chengru glanced at Li Chengze and didn't say much.

Li Chengze walked forward and asked, "Why don't you guys go in?"

Li Chengping said: "My father said that the three of us should go in together, so we are waiting for you here."

"So that's how it is." Li Chengze nodded and said, "In that case, let's go in."

Afterwards, Li Chengze, Li Chengru, and Li Chengping walked into the imperial study side by side.

When they walked into the room, they saw Emperor Qing, wearing a golden dragon robe, sitting majestically on a stool in front of a desk not far away.

However, at this moment, Emperor Qing's eyes were dark and his face showed fatigue, which was very different from his previous confident and calm appearance.

Others may not know what's going on, but Li Chengze does know.

It must be that Emperor Qing has been faced with a series of troubles in the past few days, which has made him mentally confused and angry. It is already very good that he does not curse at anyone.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

Li Chengze, Li Chengru and Li Chengping bowed to Emperor Qing and spoke in unison.

Emperor Qing nodded expressionlessly and said, "Okay, you are here."

"Do you know why I called you here this time?"

Li Chengping was about to speak, but he found that his two brothers beside him had no intention of speaking, so he immediately shut his mouth and stood together obediently.

At this time, Li Chengze said, "Father, you asked me to come here because of the murder of the crown prince?"

Emperor Qing looked at Li Chengze seriously and said, "That's right!"

"Second brother, since you already know about this, then tell me how to solve it?"

Li Chengze immediately said, "Father, in my opinion, this man is so bold as to kill the crown prince. He deserves the death penalty for his entire clan!"

"No matter who this person is, he must be dealt with severely, and his entire clan must be exterminated at the same time!"

"Otherwise, where is the royal majesty and the laws of the dynasty?"

"If not, there will be disaster in the future!"

Although Li Chengze said this, he actually disagreed in his heart.

Anyway, his murder of the prince will definitely not be discovered in a short time.

Even if he is discovered later, it won't be a big deal. At that time, let's see if Emperor Qing dares to order the execution of his entire clan.

Hehe...it’s exciting just thinking about it!

"Father!" Li Chengru also spoke up, "Please issue an order to have your son lead the imperial guards to capture the murderer who killed the crown prince."

"I will not stop until I catch this murderer!"

Li Chengru has been in the army for many years and has developed a habit. Whenever he encounters something, he does not ask the reason, but only needs to consider the process and results.

So, when Emperor Qing asked just now, he immediately volunteered.

As for Li Chengping at the end, he lowered his head obediently and did not speak a word.

Because now, he really doesn't know what to say.

He lived in the palace all year round and knew nothing about what was happening in the outside world. He couldn't lead troops in battle and didn't have any outstanding talents. He could only cheer for others behind their backs.

However, after hearing the answers from Li Chengze and the eldest prince Li Chengru, Emperor Qing still had a blank expression on his face.

In fact, before, Emperor Qing also suspected Li Chengze of being the murderer of the prince.

After all, the dispute between the two of them had become extremely fierce, and the civil and military officials in the court had also begun to take sides with each other.

So, according to normal logic, now that the prince is dead, the biggest beneficiary is Li Chengze.

However, Emperor Qing believed that Li Chengze was not the murderer.

The prince was killed by a strange weapon, not an ordinary weapon, but that weapon was in Ye Qingmei's hands.

Li Chengze didn't know Ye Qingmei, so how did he get the weapon in her hand?
It is precisely because of this that Emperor Qing dared to assert that there was someone else who killed the prince.

Maybe, after killing the prince, this person shifted the blame to Li Chengze.

In this case, things would not be simple.

The most important thing now is the whereabouts of the weapon.

Only by finding it can we know who the murderer is.

Thinking of this, Emperor Qing said, "Big Brother, Second Brother, I am very pleased with your answers."

"It's reasonable for you to want to avenge your brother when he was killed."

"However, I have already caught the murderer. He is currently imprisoned in death row. He will be executed soon to make it known to the world!"

Li Chengru breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the murderer was caught.

In fact, he was just talking and didn't really want to catch the murderer.

Although the prince and he are brothers, it is only on the surface. In reality, they are not even ordinary people.

Due to his humble status, almost no one in the entire royal family took him seriously, let alone treated him as the crown prince.

Therefore, in Li Chengru's heart, whether the prince lives or dies has nothing to do with him.

Li Chengze said: "Father, who is the murderer?"

"How dare you do such a treasonous thing!"

Emperor Qing waved his hand and said, "You don't have to worry about this matter."

"Now, the three of you, go to the East Palace and see the prince for the last time."

"Yes, father." Li Chengze, Li Chengru, and Li Chengping beside them bowed again and then turned and left.

After they left, Emperor Qing pinched his eyebrows with his hand, leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to rest.

so annoying!
He is really annoying now!
(End of this chapter)